Fuzhou, on the southeast verge of Eurasia and facing the Pacific Ocean on the east, is of typical humid subtropical monsoon climate, with long summer and short winter. Except for the mountain areas with high elevations, most of the region has more than 300 days free of frost. Fuzhou is evergreen due to the mild temperatures and adequate rainfall.

Spring in Fuzhou is a season that has most of the overcast or rainy days in a year and has volatile temperatures. There are spring rain period (March-Aril) and plum rain period (May-June). In the spring rain period, the temperature is highly instable, even severe convective weather like cold spell or hail would occur in some particular years. Summer is prevailed by hot and sunny weather, and it is a season haunted by air mass thunderstorms, tropical storms and typhoons. Autumn is pleasing with clear skies and adequate sunshine. In winter, precipitation is comparatively low, and it is not severely cold though the temperature is relatively low.

Pressure

monthly mean atmospheric pressure

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Pressure(hPa)

10132

10118

10090

10050

10013

9974

9962

9962

10013

10071

10111

10137

Pressure (hPa)

10132

10118

10090

10050

10013

9974

9962

9962

10013

10071

10111

10137

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

fig.1 monthly mean pressure

Temperature

monthly mean temperature

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Temp(oF)

51.6

51.8

56.3

64.7

71.9

78.8

84

83.1

78.6

71.9

63.8

55.7

Temp(oC)

10.9

11

13.5

18.2

22.2

26

28.9

28.4

25.9

22.2

17.7

13.2

Temperature (oC|oF)

10.9 oC 51.6 oF

11 oC 51.8 oF

13.5 oC 56.3 oF

18.2 oC 64.7 oF

22.2 oC 71.9 oF

26 oC 78.8 oF

28.9 oC 84 oF

28.4 oC 83.1 oF

25.9 oC 78.6 oF

22.2 oC 71.9 oF

17.7 oC 63.8 oF

13.2 oC 55.7 oF

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

fig.2 monthly mean temperature

monthly extreme mean temperature

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Min Temp(oF)

46.7

46.9

51

59

66.5

73.4

77.9

77.1

73.4

66.7

58.6

50.1

Min Temp (oC)

8.2

8.3

10.6

15

19.2

23

25.5

25.1

23

19.3

14.8

10.1

Max Temp (oF)

59.3

59.3

64.5

73.7

80

86.9

93.3

91.9

86.3

79.5

71.6

63.8

Max Temp(oC)

15.2

15.2

18.1

23.2

26.7

30.5

34.1

33.3

30.2

26.4

22

17.7

monthly extreme daily temperature

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Min Temp(oF)

32.9

32.9

33.9

41.7

52.3

59.7

68.1

68.7

59.7

49.2

37.5

28.9

Min Temp (oC)

.5

.5

1.1

5.4

11.3

15.4

20.1

20.4

15.4

9.6

3.1

-1.7

Max Temp (oF)

80.9

85.8

89.4

92.1

99.5

101.6

103.8

103.6

103.2

96.2

90.1

83.8

Max Temp (oC)

27.2

29.9

31.9

33.4

37.5

38.7

39.9

39.8

39.6

35.7

32.3

28.8

Humidity

monthly mean hunidity

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Hunidity (%)

74

78

81

80

81

82

77

77

76

71

70

70

Hunidity (%)

74

78

81

80

81

82

77

77

76

71

70

70

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

fig.3 monthly mean hunidity

monthly minimum daily hunidity

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Hunidity(%)

14

19

13

13

25

28

34

35

23

16

15

13

Precipitation

monthly mean precipitation

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Precipitation(mm)

48

86.6

145.4

166.5

193.7

208.9

98.8

179.7

145

47.6

41.3

32

Days (Precipitation<0.1mm)

9.7

14.4

17.5

17.8

18.2

15.9

10.4

12.1

11.6

7.1

7.2

7.1

Days (Precipitation<10mm)

1.5

3

4.9

5.7

6

6.3

2.9

4.3

3.6

1.3

1.2

.7

Days (Precipitation<25mm)

.2

.6

1.4

1.9

2.3

2.4

1.2

2.1

2

.5

.4

.3

Days (Precipitation<50mm)

0

0

.2

.2

.5

.9

.3

.9

.7

.1

.1

0

Precipitation (mm)

48

86.6

145.4

166.5

193.7

208.9

98.8

179.7

145

47.6

41.3

32

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

fig.4 monthly mean precipitation

monthly maximum daily precipitation

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Precipitation(mm)

49.9

57.2

135

109.2

79.4

167.6

87.8

164.5

170.9

127.2

93

59.5

Wind

monthly mean wind speed

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Wind Speed(m/s)

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.4

2.3

2.7

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.6

Wind Speed (m/s)

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.4

2.3

2.7

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.6

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

fig.5 monthly mean wind speed

monthly maximum daily
wind speed and direction

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Wind Speed (m/s)

14.4

14.5

17

20.7

23.5

20.6

21.3

20

20

18.3

15.6

14.3

Sunshine

monthly mean sunshine duration

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Duration (hour)

101.6

79.2

89.1

111

114.4

141.9

225.6

199.2

153.7

144.2

120.3

126.9

Duration (hour)

101.6

79.2

89.1

111

114.4

141.9

225.6

199.2

153.7

144.2

120.3

126.9

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

fig.5 monthly mean sunshine duration

monthly sunshine percentage

Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Percentage (%)

31

25

24

29

28

35

54

49

42

40

37

39

Remarks:
Weather forecast is provided by China Meteorological Administration.
Climate information is based on monthly averages for 30-year period of 1971-2000.
Precipitation includes both rain and snow.